Coin bank



D. H.: ZELL Nov. 22, 1938.

2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Dec. 2, 1936 v INVENTOR. BY dvmf Z6!! ,Y 727% W /u ATTORNEY.

D. H.: ZELL Nov. 22, 1938.

COIN BANK Filed D80. 2, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. Zr!! ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 22, 1938 UNITED sTATEs COIN BANK David H. Zell,

Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application December 2, 1936, Serial No. 113,811

4 Claims.

This invention relates to registering coin banks and has for its primary object and purpose to provide certain important improvements in a coin bank of this type, disclosed in my Patent 2,096,418 granted Oct. 19, 1937.

It is a more particular object of the invention to simplify the construction of the several parts of the coin registering mechanism and provide a more compact arrangement thereof at- 0 tended by greater certainty of accurate operation of said mechanism.

Another object of the invention resides in an improved mounting of concentrically arranged registering disks and means for transmitting Inotion from one of said disks to the other.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of simple and novel means directly engaged and actuated by the inserted coin for operating one of said disks, and means coacting with said disk for positively limiting its movement in each operation and obtaining an accurate registration of the indicia on said disk with the sight opening in the wall of the bank case.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the improved registering coin bank and in the form, preparation and relative arrangement of its several parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and subsequently incorporated in the subjoined claims.

In the drawings, wherein I have described one simple and practical embodiment of the invention and in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the coin registering mechanism removed from the blank case, certain of the parts being partially broken away.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional View, on ran enlarged scale, taken on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional View, taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the coin registering bank.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the coin registering mechanism is mounted within a bank case or body of any desired ornamental shape or form and may be of similiar construction to that described in my pending application above referred to. For the purpose of the present description it will sufiice to state that the front Wall of the bank case 5, as shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings, is provided with a sight opening 6 of suitable shape and dimensions, through which the (Cl. 12M-83) able element, hereinafter referred to, projects, 5

one end of said slot being suitably formed for the insertion of the coin into the bank.

Within the bank case a vertically extending plate "I is suitably mounted in fixed relation to the front wall thereof, said plate at its opposite vertical edges having the narrow longitudinally extending flanges 8 in abutting contact with said front wally of thebank, and spacing the plate l therefrom. At its upper end, the plate l is laterally extended, as at 9, said extension terminating in a downwardly projecting ange IEl which abuts against the rear wall of the bank case. The lateral extension 9 adjacent its connection with the vertical plate 1 ,has a longitudinal slot II therein, said slot at one end thereof being cf increased width, as indicated at I2, for the insertion of the coin. It will be understood that the slot in the top wall of the bank case, above referred to, is of similar shape or form.

A second plate I3 is arranged at the rear side of the plate I in spaced parallel relation thereto, said plate having a relatively narrow portion provided on its edges with the angularly disposed flanges I4 having abutting contact against the rear face of the plate 1. At its upper end the plate I 3 abuts against the under side of the lateral extension 9 of the plate 1 and is provided at its opposite vertical edges with upwardly projecting lugs I5 engaged in notches or recesses I6 in the extension 9. The plate I3 may be further secured in Xed relation to the plate 'I by one or more tongues, as indicated at I4', projecting from the fianges I4 through suitable apertures in the plate 1, and clinched upon the face thereof. The plates 'I and I3 are provided with aligned openings in which the shaft II is rotatably mounted. This shaft also has a bearing support in the hub plate I8 suitably xed to the frontface of the plate l, said hub plate being formed with a lateral projection of reduced diameter, as indicated at IQ, which constitutes a bearing for the rotatable registering disk 20.

One end of the shaft Il has a reduced threaded extension 2I forming the annular shoulder 22. A second registering disk 23 is mounted on the shaft extension 2I in abutting contact against the shoulder 22 and is xedly clamped in engagement therewith by means of the nut 22 threaded upon said shaftextension.

The disk 23 is of relatively small diameter and the outer annular portion of the disk 20 is laterally offset, as indicated at 24, to position the same substantially in the same plane with the disk 23. The annular portion 24 of the disk 20 and the adjacent outer edge portion of the disk 23 bear suitable indicia, in this case, the numbers 1 to 30 inclusive, and the month designations, respectively.

The registering disk 20 at its outer edge is formed with spaced teeth 25 projecting laterally therefrom towards the plate 1. These teeth are adapted to be engaged by the spaced teeth of an actuating member 26 fixed on one end of the shaft 21 at the front side of the plate 1. A similar toothed member 28 is fixed on the other end of said shaft at the rear side of said plate 1. A manually operable member 29 is loosely mounted at its lower` end upon the shaft l1 and has an upper portion projecting through the slot Il and the registering slot in the top wall of the bank case, and is formed with a suitable finger piece 30. A coiled spring 3l connected to the pin 32 xed in the member 29 and movable in the slot 33 in the plate i3, yieldingly holds said member 29 in its normal position, as shown in Fig. l of the drawings, and with said member in abutting contact with the under side of the part 9 at one end of the slot ll, as indicated at 34.

Between the manually operable member 29 and the plate 1 a ratchet 35 is fixed to the shaft I1. The free end of a leaf spring 36 has bearing engagement upon the teeth of said ratchet to yieldingly resist rotation of same in one direction and positively prevent such rotation in the opposite direction. The purpose of this ratchet will be later explained.

In spaced relation to the toothed member 26 an obliquely inclined coin supporting and directing element 31, is suitably fixed to the rear face of the plate 1. This element is accurately positioned with respect to the toothed member 28 so that when a coin is inserted through the slot l2, it will lodge at one side thereof against one of the teeth o1" the member 28, and at its other side against the inclined surface of the element 31, as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings. The member 29 carries a pin or stud 38, which, in the actuation of said member from its normal position, moves in an arcuate path and is brought into bearing contact against the edge of the coin, as seen from reference to Figs. l and 4, so that the pressure exerted against said coin is transmitted to one of the teeth of the member 28, whereby said member, and of course the shaft 21, is rotated. The tooth of the member 26 in engagement with one of the teeth of the registering disk 20 thus rotates said disk for the distance of one tooth. In this operation, as the rotation of the toothed member 28 is completed, owing to the inclination of element 31, the coin moves away from and out of contact with said toothed member and falls downwardly into the bank case.

A vertically extending leaf spring 39 is fixed at one of its ends to one of the anges 8 on the plate 1, said spring intermediate of its ends being formed with a cam projection 40 which normally extends between adjacent spaced teeth 25 on the disk 20 and, by engagement with each of said teeth, yieldingly resists rotating movement of said disk in either direction. Thus the intermittent rotation of said disk by the actuation of the toothed member 2S is positively limited and the spaced numerals or other indicia on the part 24 of said disk are successively brought into accurate registration with the sight opening 6 in the front wall of the bank case.

The registering disk 20 is further provided upon its periphery, at a point in properly spaced relation from the numeral l, with a radially projecting lug 4l. This lug is adapted to engage a finger 43 which projects forwardly from the arm 42 of a lever 44, through the opening 45 in the plate 1. The lever 44 is pivoted, as at 46, upon the rear side of the plate 1 and is formed with a second arm 41 to which a pawl 48 is pivotally connected at one of its ends, as at 49. At its other or free end this pawl is formed with an upwardly projecting tooth 5D for engagement with the teeth of the ratchet 35. Adjacent to its pivoted end and on its lower edge the pawl 48 is formed with a downwardly projecting lug 5| which is engaged by the free end of a U-shaped leaf spring 52 the other end of which is suitably fixed, as at 53, to the rear side of the plate 1. This spring acts to yieldingly urge the free end of the pawl 48 in an upward direction and hold the tooth 50 thereof in cooperative engagement with the teeth of the ratchet 35. The spaced legs of the spring 52 extend upwardly through suitable recesses provided in the edge of the lower horizontal flange I4 on the plate I3.

In the illustrated embodiment of the invention, I have shown the inner registering disk 23 provided with spaced month designations, as indicated at 54, while the part 24 of the larger regis-- tering disk 20 is provided with properly spaced numerals, indicated at 55, designating the days of' the month. However, it will be understood that these registering disks might be provided with indicia representing dollars and cents, respectively, if preferred.

With the insertion of a coin of the proper denomination each day and the operation of the registering disk 2B, in the manner above explained, the numeral 30 will finally register with the opening G in the case wall and the projecting lug 4I on said disk will then be positioned immediately below the finger 43 on the lever arm 42, as shown in Fig. l of the drawings. When a coin is inserted on the following day and the disk 2U again operated by the toothed member 26, the lever 44 is actuated by the lug 4i and pawl 48 is thereby moved against the action of spring 52 to rotate ratchet 35 in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 4 of the drawings for the distance of one tooth. This ratchet being fixed to shaft I1 causes the rotation of said shaft and consequently of the registering disk 23 so that as the numeral I on the disk 20 appears in the sight opening 5, the next succeeding month designation on the disk 23 will simultaneously register with said sight opening immediately above the numeral l. Ratchet 35, and consequently the registering disk 23 are held against a retrograde or reverse rotation by the leaf spring 36 abutting at one of its ends against one of the teeth of the ratchet 35.

From the above description, it will be seen that in the counter-clockwise rotation of the registering disc the lug 4|, by upward pressure against lug 43, rocks lever 44 on its axis 46. The lug 43, therefore, moves upwardly in an arcuate path as indicated by the arrow in Fig. 4, and before the coin passes out of contact with the tooth of member 26 and drops into the bank, the said lug moves beyond the path of movement of lug 4I. At this time, the coin drops into the bank and spring 52 returns lever 44 to its normal position without interference by the lug 4|.

Therefore, the two registering discs are relatively rotated to properly register the date Dec. l.

From the foregoing description considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction, manner of operation and several advantages of my present invention will be clearly and fully understood. It will be seen that I have materially improved the device of my pending application, insuring greater accuracy of operation of the registering disks and a more compact arrangement of the several elements. The parts are also of simplied structural forms so that they may be inexpensively fabricated and readily assembled with the plates 1 and I3 for easy and quick mounting as a complete unit Within the body or case of the bank. I have illustrated and described herein what I believe to be a satisfactory and practical improvement of my present invention. Nevertheless, it will be understood that the structural form as Well as the relative arrangement of the several cooperating elements as herein disclosed, is largely suggestive. Accordingly, I reserve the privilege of embodying the essential features of the invention in such other alternative structural forms, as may fairly be comprehended within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

1. In a registering mechanism for coin banks, a unitary assembly comprising a supporting plate adapted to be mounted within the bank, a registering disk rotatably mounted on one side of said plate and having spaced teeth on its periphery, a shaft journaled in said plate in spaced relation to the disk, toothed members of similar form and diameter xed on the ends oi said shaft at opposite sides of said plate, one of said members adapted to coact with the teeth of the registering disk, means for supporting a coin on edge and in contact with one of the teeth of the other of said members, and a manually operable element adapted to engage the coin and move the same relative to said supporting means and against said tooth whereby said shaft is rotated to cause the rst named toothed member to actuate the registering disk.

2. In a registering mechanism for coin banks, a supporting plate adapted to be mounted Within the bank, a registering disk rotatably mounted on one side of said plate and having spaced teeth on its periphery, .a shaft journaled in said plate in spaced relation to the disk, similar toothed members xed on the ends of said shaft at opposite sides of the plate, one of said members coacting with the teeth of the registering disk, an obliquely inclined support on said plate in spaced relation to the other of said toothed members adapted to support a coin on edge and in contact with one of the teeth of the latter member, and a spring held manually operable element, movable in a path concentric with the registering disk, adapted to engage the edge of the coin and move the same on the support against the tooth of said last named member whereby said shaft is rotated to cause the first named toothed member to actuate the registering disk.

3. In a registering mechanism for coin banks, a unitary assembly, comprising a supporting plate adapted to be mounted Within the bank, a registering disk rotatably mounted on one side of said plate and having spaced teeth, a shaft journalled in said plate in spaced relation to the disk, axially spaced toothed members, of similar form and diameter, xed on said shaft, one of said members adapted to coact with the teeth of the registering disk, and means for movably supporting a coin on edge and directing the same into contact with one of the teeth of the other of said members, whereby said shaft is rotated to cause the rst named toothed member to actuate the registering disk.

4. In a registering mechanism for coin banks, a unitary assembly, comprising a supporting plate adapted to be mounted within the bank, a registering disk rotatably mounted on one side of said plate and having spaced teeth, a shaft journalled in said plate in spaced relation to the disk, axially spaced toothed members, of similar form and diameter, xed on said shaft, one of said members adapted to coact with the teeth of the registering disk, means for supporting a coin on edge and in contact with one of the teeth of the other of said members, and a manually operable element mounted on the axis of said disc adapted to engage the coin and move the same relative to said supporting means and against said tooth whereby said shaft is rotated to cause the rst named toothed member to actuate the registering disk.

DAVID I-I. ZELL. 

